Yeah, last time that happened, Meta became a trillion dollar company before some parts of the world got some semblance of privacy back. The bridge is currently burning and much of the world still doesn't notice its being burnt alive.
I'm not gonna trust the pyromaniacs with the next bridge if I can help it.
I kinda agree with both of you. Given infinite time (and assuming humanity is around and willing to work on it for as long as it takes), I suppose we _should_ be able to automate anything. I honestly don't know how long that's gonna take, but I'm sceptical we'll see it in the next ten years.
Anyway, if we see it coming, it'd be silly not to prepare for it in some fashion.
And I'm guessing once the evidence is strong enough to convince you, it will be too late to do anything about it.